![]() ![]() The 2019 MotoGP season comprises 19 Grands Prix, with 12 held in Europe, three in Asia, two in the Americas, and one each in Australia and the Middle East. The first three classes use four-stroke engines, while the MotoE class (new in 2019) uses electric motorcycles. The championship is currently divided into four classes: the eponymous MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE. Prior to that, the largest class was 500cc, both of which form a historical continuum as the official World Championship, although all classes have official status. The current top division is known as MotoGP since 2002 when the four-stroke era began. This contrasts with the various production-based categories of racing, such as the Superbike World Championship and the Isle of Man TT Races that feature modified versions of road-going motorcycles available to the public. Grand Prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are unavailable for purchase by the general public and unable to be ridden legally on public roads. It is the oldest established motorsport world championship. The foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme as the international governing body for motorcycle sport in 1949 provided the opportunity to coordinate rules and regulations in order that selected events could count towards official World Championships. Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of the twentieth century and large national events were often given the title Grand Prix. Steering head angles and rear suspensions were altered to improve handling, and larger megaphone exhausts were fitted.Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). ![]() All gained enclosed valve springs, and the larger bikes had an improved twin-leading shoe Amadoro brake. The F3 bikes, which followed from 1958-62, were made available to privateers worldwide, in 125-cc, 175-cc and eventually 250-cc displacements. One of the toughest things about restoring a little Ducati is getting the proper information to bring it back to the correct factory specifications in 1959. Since I was almost obsessed by having a F3, we built a replica and began using it at our yearly Giro D’California, until one day there she was on eBay. The bike wasn’t in very good condition with some pieces that were no longer attached, lots of scars from it’s many races and being put away outside in a barn by the current owner who no longer had any interest in the bike. We found ours in Buffalo, NY, during the winter of 2009. One of less than 200 made from the factory, street legal with headlights and taillights, but the heart and soul of a pure 100% race bike. ![]()
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